Racism in the 21st century : an empirical analysis of skin color

Racism in the 21st century : an empirical analysis of skin color / Ronald E. Hall, editor.

In the post-Civil Rights era, there is a temptation to assume that racism is no longer the pressing social concern in the United States that it once was. The contributors show that racism has not fallen from the forefront of American society, but is manifest in a different way. According to the auth...

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Other Authors: Hall, Ronald E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, ©2008.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Racism > History > 21st century.
Race discrimination > History > 21st century.
Human skin color > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Sciences humaines.
Sciences sociales.
Race discrimination.
Racism.
United States of America.
Race and nationality.
Ethnic minorities.
Racial discrimination.
Socio-economic conditions.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Demystifying skin color and "race" / Keith C. Cheng
  • Manifestations of racism in the 21st century / Ronald E. Hall
  • Skin color bias in the workplace : the media's role and implications toward preference / Matthew S. Harrison, Wendy Reynolds-Dobbs, and Kecia M. Thomas
  • The cost of color : what we pay for being Black and brown / Margaret Hunter
  • Skin color, immigrant wages, and discrimination / Joni Hersch
  • Racial characteristics and female facial attractiveness perception among United States university students / Nicole E. Belletti and T. Joel Wade
  • Lifetime prevalence and quality of interracial interactions on color consciousness among white young adults / Alfiee M. Breland-Noble [and others]
  • Skin color biases : attractiveness and halo effects in the evaluation of African Americans / T. Joel Wade
  • The Latin Americanization of racial stratification in the U.S. / Eduardo Bonilla-Silva and David R. Dietrich
  • Skin color and Latinos with disabilities : expanding what we know about colorism in the United States / Keith B. Wilson and Julissa Senices
  • Brown outs : the role of skin color and Latinas / Christina Gomez
  • "There is no racism here" : understanding Latinos' perceptions of color discrimination through sending-receiving society comparison / Wendy D. Roth
  • Conclusion / Ronald E. Hall.

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